New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
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THE KINGS DAUGHTERS.
NEW ORGANIZATION FOR RELIGIOUS AND DfxEv.

CLIENT WORK.
About fourteen months ago some half dozen ladies
were spending the morning together In consultation
various plans for benevolent work, In NewYork and
elsewhere during the following winter, when one Of
them proposed present should form themselves
into q society somewhat In imitation Of tho Lend
Hand society which was suggested by the Rev. Dr. f.
T. hale In Boston several years and has proved 80
successful This idea approved by all, and they
agreed to call themselves The Kings Daughter from
the description Of the daughters" mentioned In the
XLvth Psalm, who all glorious Within" The
only badge Of the society, these ladies agreed should
be small silver cross Of the Maltese design, as that
signifies perfect love-" which should be tied with bit
Of purple ribbon, purple signifies royalty On the
cross the letters H. N" Gn His name were to be en-
graYed The idea of having Tens" for special work
was also adopted from the Rev. Dr. Hales society each
lady present. gathering herself nine other adies who
could again form band of ten and on all to be under
central organization. Mrs. Margaret Bottome, wife
OF the Rev. Dr. Bottome lady widely known for her
Bible talks in private parors not only In this city but
in Washington Philadelphia Long Branch Saratoga and
Brooklyn, for several years. made president with
other well-known ladies for associates. The lines:
k Loci SS. and and mot Ss, down. iH'
Look forward aud not back,
And lend hand,
were adopted the keynote of the society for kindly
work. and II agreed that 1t should embrace women
Of all ages and religious denominations.
FrOmthis small beginning little more than year ago,
there has been astonishing results There to-day
thousands of members and the society has representa-
tives In thrtythree States. Canada, England, South
America and Newzealand. Six thousand of the little
silver been sold and given away and great
numbers Of purple printed leaflets descriptive OF the
work have been distributed
Miss Ada NJ Leigh of the English Mission In Paris, In
tends to found branch society I'm that city on her re-
turn The main object of the Daughters Is to do any
thing however humble, that will make any fellowmor-
tai better happier Some Of the Tens visit the sick
in hospitals reading them giving them fruit or aow
ers other Tens visit the sick and needy In tenement
houses Others the " Shut ms, the invads belonging
to society Of that numbering $4,000 These are
known as the Comforting Tens" Certain Tens" have
agreed not gossip of other women to shrug their
shoulders when the names Of other women are men,
toned These are the ''Hold theTongue Tens" and
The first annual meeting of this organization vas
receutly held in the Young womens Christian Associs
ton Han In East Ffteenthst when the beautiful audi
torum was crowded by an assembly OF the Daughters
from many direction, aud different states. Mrs Bot
tome presided and gave brief description Of the socie
tv its aims and growth. Mrs. Isabella o. Davis adj
the younger ladies present happily In illustrate
for good she that ali the Held daisies In
this country from the accidental dropping OF o
handful of seed by Frenchman, some nfty years ago.
Tina Moravian custom OF taking text-word for the
year was adopted and selection was made OF the word
lfaultess " fer this year.
ers" and men to be known as The Kings Guard, wiz
assist the Daughters" in good work next autumn